The Post-Doctoral Option: What is it? Is it for me? Postdoctoral scholar or postdoc: A professional position in research, teaching, or administration undertaken after the completion of doctoral studies. The goal of a postdoctoral position is to pursue additional research, teaching, or other training skills to pursue a career in academia, […]
Career Exploration & Planning
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This workshop will help you develop and strengthen your IDP. (The IDP is a requirement for the Preparing Future Professionals Certificate and can be a helpful tool for identifying your career and professional development needs). Open to all graduate students but especially for Master’s students and early PhD students (1st […]
Title: Start sooner rather than later: Taking advantage of the Career Pathways program and opportunities for professional and career development This talk is targeted at doctoral students in CS800: Research Methods. The short talk focuses on professional and career development needs of ODU graduate students. The goals of the talk are: […]
For many doctoral students, the developmental CV can serve as a starting point for their X-year plan (Note: I generally recommend a 5-year plan for doctoral plan, because it allows you to focus on short-term goals, plan for medium-term goals, and develop stepping stones for longer-term goals. http://sites.wp.odu.edu/careerpathways/wp-content/uploads/sites/4223/2017/02/CV-template.pdf Step 1: […]
Permanent jobs in academia are scarce, and someone needs to let PhD students know. Simply put, most PhD students need to make plans for a life outside academic science. And more universities and PhD supervisors must make this clear. Read the full article here
Hot Jobs Outside the Lab & Academia Biotechnology and life sciences are no doubt booming industries. Both sectors offer excellent career opportunities in India and abroad. However, due to various factors, biotechnology and life science graduates quite often struggle to find suitable jobs, especially in India. Two reasons are – […]
March 8, 2019 ECE Seminar Title: Start sooner rather than later: Taking advantage of the Career Pathways program and opportunities for professional and career development This interactive talk focuses on professional and career development needs of ODU graduate students. The goals of the talk are three-fold: Encourage graduate students to undertake professional […]
Internships are not a standard part of Ph.D. training, especially in the biomedical sciences, write Kimberly A. Petrie and Ashley E. Brady, but the tide is shifting. Although internships have long been common practice for undergraduates and many professional students, internships are not a standard part of Ph.D. training, especially in […]
I Can Do What with my Graduate Degree? Careers in Local Government Have you wondered how you might leverage skills and knowledge developed while in graduate school to pursue a successful career in local government? Have you every wondered how your graduate degree might be relevant in local government? Career […]